Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/svorka
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
[edit]Noun
[edit]*svòrka f
- Alternative form of *sòrka (“magpie”)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *svòrka (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *svòrka | *svòrcě | *svòrky |
| genitive | *svòrky | *svòrku | *svòrkъ |
| dative | *svòrcě | *svòrkama | *svòrkamъ |
| accusative | *svòrkǫ | *svòrcě | *svòrky |
| instrumental | *svòrkojǫ, *svòrkǭ** | *svòrkama | *svòrkamī |
| locative | *svòrcě | *svòrku | *svòrkasъ, *svòrkaxъ* |
| vocative | *svòrko | *svòrcě | *svòrky |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).